Focus Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning

Name: Focus Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning
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ISBN: 9781416611301

ISBN-10: 1416611304

ISBN-13: 9781416611301

Edition: 2011

Authors: Mike Schmoker

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Bestselling author Mike Schmoker describes a plan for radically improving student learning that is built on three core elements: a focused and coherent curriculum (what we teach); clear, prioritized lessons (how we teach); and purposeful reading and writing, or authentic literacy. With this "less is more" philosophy, educators can help students learn content at a deeper level, develop greater critical thinking skills, and discover more clearly how content-area concepts affect their lives and the world around them. Both a call to action and a blueprint for creating more effective classrooms, Focus: Elevating the Essentials for Radically Improved Student Learning will challenge your…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development
Publication date: 1/1/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 237
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Introduction



First Things First: What We Teach, How We Teach-and Literacy



The Importance of Simplicity, Clarity, and Priority



What We Teach



How We Teach



Curriculum, Instruction, and Literacy in the Content Areas



English Language Arts Made Simple


A Brief Note on Textbooks



Social Studies with Reading and Writing at the Core



Redefining Inquiry in Science



Making Math Meaningful


Conclusion: This Time, Let's Do It


References


Index


About the Author